Chapter 1189 1171. Unusual
?This kind of force that swept straight across the lush mountainous area, leaving behind terrifying traces, was so violent and wild.
It is simply like a ‘natural disaster’, full of primitive rage.
Just looking at those tree roots and trunks with jagged and ferocious fractures will make people shudder and hate their own ability to associate as an intelligent creature.
After seeing the traces of destruction, Lan immediately understood.
??Why those mountain people who escaped were only a few hundred meters away from their destroyed villages, but they didn''t dare to go in to see the situation. They only turned around and ran away after being persuaded by the hunters.
This kind of destruction is a remnant, even if it is only a trace. But it’s enough to make people feel the terror of being in their shoes, as if their lives are being threatened.
The secretion of adrenaline is so high that it makes your lips numb, your body trembles, and you sweat like a shower.
It is perfectly normal for people to lose their minds under such circumstances.
but.
?That''s just a human being.
The thick leather soles of his boots stepped on the broken wood chips on the ground, and Lan En calmly walked into this area full of traces of horrific destructive power.
?Although Lan En is usually approachable, he can basically chat with anyone who doesn''t come into contact with malicious intent.
But his body and the hormone levels in his body have been surgically strengthened by the Star Empire, and he accepted the memory of the grand war in the star sea.
He himself has also crossed several worlds, made his own choices in these worlds, and suffered the consequences and rewards.
Whether it is body or mind, he can no longer be regarded as a so-called ''mortal''.
Explained in the concept of space warriors, he is already an out-and-out ‘superhuman’.
??The sense of terror still exists, but the heavy weight pressing on Lan En''s nerves is not an unbearable weight.
“I, I’m here too, meow!”
??Flannel Ball originally had his small mouth open, staring blankly at the large traces of a natural disaster.
??But when Lan En walked in first, the Ellu cat also clenched its little paws to cheer itself up and followed.
“The fracture was crushed, and the xylem of the trunk collapsed into threads under the sudden pressure. This is a pure and powerful physical force. But why?”
Lan En squatted down and gently scratched the fingertips of his leather gloves over the break of the tree.
?He first rubbed his fingers to check the feel, then put it under his nose and sniffed it gently, but in the end he frowned.
“Why is there no trace left on it?”
Crushing trees with physical force will inevitably result in contact.
With the keen senses of the demon hunter, this contact will inevitably be accompanied by information about the target.
Generally speaking, it will be residues such as odor.
But after Lan En smelled it, he didn''t smell anything.
Lan En lowered his head and looked at the Roaring Bear Head Pendant, which had been shaking slightly ever since he entered this area.
The shaking of the necklace is due to the large amount of unstable chaotic magic scattered in this area. The shaking does not intensify when it is close to the break of the tree.
?This shows that the force that shattered these trees was not a physical impact caused by magic.
??And he could determine from the feel of the fracture that the thing that crushed and cracked these trees must have tough and rough skin. It''s almost like kraft paper.
But even after such direct and violent contact, he still didn''t smell the slightest smell.
Lan En''s [Spirit Vision] was also turned on, and he looked around. But the chaotic magic of chaos in the venue was like an artist''s palette that had been used for a long time.
Other than being able to see that a large amount of chaotic magic power is indeed passing through here, it does not provide any effective information.
Lan En frowned and slowly stood up from the broken tree stump. The traces of this crushed and crushed forest extended to the other side of the mountain.
In the dense forest, it is like a big cake with a line gnawed by a dog.
“This thing is some kind of creature.”
?? Lan En looked around and whispered the known information in a low voice according to the working habits of the witcher.
“But with such a big body and such strength, it didn’t even leave any footprints? How did it do that?”
Flying with magic?
?Then why are you carving a path through the woods if you can fly?
??And if it can fly, why is it that only today is the scope of the general''s territory expanding dramatically?
After a brief period of contemplation and silence, Lan En called out: "Flannel ball."
“I, I’m meowing!”
??The three-flowered Elle cat carefully jumped over the broken wood thorns and sawdust on the ground, kicking its legs from time to time to shake off the sawdust stained on its fur.
Lan En turned to look at it: "Can you adapt to it?"
? ?The kitten clenched her paws. Although she was still a little nervous due to the cruel traces here, she still persisted in speaking.
“No, no problem! I’ll just get used to it, nya! It’s just a monster I’ve never seen before!”
?It puffed out its chest as if to embolden itself, and the small triangular ears on its head also stood up.
"Then come and help. This place looks very strange to me." Lan En didn''t waste any time, patted the velvet ball on the head and began to assign tasks.
“You are an Elcat who was born in the valley plunder clan. Are you good at finding the remains and traces of monsters?”
“That’s right, meow!” Fongbu Qiu saw that he had indeed mentioned the field in which he was proficient, and from this, a confidence belonging to a professional was born.
"Then let''s look for it together." Lan En said to the flannel ball seriously, "Even if it''s just a scaly claw." Ellu cat nodded obediently, and then ran away on all fours to a farther place.
Lan also began to continue searching.
He really hoped to find the biological remains of this unknown creature, otherwise the whole thing would seem a bit too unusual.
Among the various situations faced by demon hunters and space warriors, "unusual" is almost the biggest bad news.
But good luck did not come to Lan En and Fluffy Ball.
The two of them searched for about half an hour, but still did not see any biological residue.
Not only were there no traces of that terrifying creature, there were no traces of animals that should have existed in the mountains and forests.
Just like the information received before—all living creatures within the range are dead.
And there were no bodies.
?Lan En’s brows furrowed deeper and deeper, but at this moment, El Cat’s cry came from the flannel ball.
“Wait! There seems to be something here, meow!”
??The witcher immediately dropped the pieces of wood that still had no smell in his hand and walked over there.
When he arrived at the velvet ball, he saw that El Cat was quickly breaking the tree trunk into pieces the size of a person and moving it from one place to the side.
Lan En came over and helped him, and the cleaning was quickly completed.
And what was exposed to the two of them was
"Armor?" Lan En carefully looked at it with [Spiritual Vision], and then fiddled with it after confirming that there was no danger. "It''s still damaged."
?That is a whole piece of breastplate that has been deformed due to the impact.
??If it weren''t for the remaining leather straps on the edge of the breastplate, it would be difficult to determine whether it was an iron plate or a forged breastplate.
The hardest part of a suit of armor was damaged like this, even if it was hit by a small trebuchet''s scattering bullets in the front.
And this was not what shocked Lan En the most.
??When he used his thumb to wipe away the dirt that was caked with blood and mud at the heart of the breastplate, revealing the small coat of arms on it, his eyes could be called puzzled.
“Gold and red mountain-shaped patterns on a black background?”
To confirm that he was right, Lan En turned around and asked for some water from the flannel ball, and then wiped the small coat of arms on the breastplate.
“Why is Aedirn’s armor here?”
??The witcher frowned slightly and murmured in a low voice.
Biochemical Brain retrieved and confirmed it in just a moment.
?This coat of arms is the coat of arms of Aedirn, another of the four northern kingdoms that faces Temeria across the Mahakam Mountains and is located on the east and west sides.
??And looking at the manufacturing level of this breastplate, a breastplate that can be equipped with a small coat of arms at the heart must be equipped by an officer above a lieutenant.
How could an Aedian officer’s breastplate appear here?
?This place can be said to be within the deep mountains of the Mahakam Mountains, and in terms of territory, it is within the territory of Temeria.
Thinking about it from Aden, even going down the river from the nearest Haji Fortress would take a whole afternoon.
And that’s just the journey on the Pontal River. After landing, if you want to go deep here, how long will you have to walk in the mountains?
??If the breastplate lying here now had the coat of arms of the Temerian white lily painted on it, Lan wouldn''t be so puzzled.
“Good job, flannel ball.”
??Although he was puzzled, Lan En still patted Ellu''s little head encouragingly.
Information is information, whether it makes people more confused or not, it is a gain.
??Flannel Ball also squinted his eyes, looking very happy to be praised.
Then, Lan En and Fluffy Ball began to check the area around this area, and as expected, the harvest did not end there.
They dug out an arrowhead among the mess that had been broken into wooden thorns.
?There is no smell or trace of anything in this place now, only messy and violent destruction.
? And this arrow didn’t have any magic power, so Lan En didn’t even feel there was anything underneath until he stepped on the pile of sawdust.
There was a soft "click" sound, and almost at the same time, Lan En immediately raised his feet.
Even with such a keen reaction, when Lan En raised his feet, he used thick-soled leather boots tanned from the skin of a petrified cockatrice, and a strange arrow was hung on the soles of his feet.
??The arrow is in the shape of a triangular pyramid, but after being physically impacted or squeezed, a thin needle-like, slender barbed blade will open on each edge of the triangular pyramid.
Insidious and ingenious design.
?Once this kind of arrow enters the human body, the best result is that a large piece of muscle will be cut into small pieces.
The worst outcome is that the thing expands near the internal organs.
? ? Thanks to Lan En''s super-fast reaction and the strong leather of the soles of the boots, this mechanically triggered arrow is only hung on a shallow layer of the soles of the boots.
?Lann took it off, thoughtfully re-closed the barb on the arrow, and put it away.
(End of this chapter)